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search_protect.exe

Amazon Search Protect

Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

The application search_protect.exe by Browser Distribution Services has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. This file is typically installed with the program Amazon 1Button App by Amazon Services LLC.
Publisher:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Amazon Search Protect

Version:
1.0

MD5:
954310bc5ea39da170ff299db2e2a09d

SHA-1:
8d9b26bef8fa8ffd8d5f3258b0edf850eb475914

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 1:37:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Zugo.O
523

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Zugo
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Distromatic
4.0.3.15830

Bitdefender
Adware.Zugo.O
1.0.20.1210

Dr.Web
Adware.Zugo.128
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Zugo.O
8.15.08.30.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12168

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Distromatic
8/30/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Zugo.O
11.2015-30-08_1

G Data
Adware.Zugo
15.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Searchprotect
v2015.08.30.06

McAfee
Artemis!954310BC5EA3
5600.6657

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Zugo.O
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MulDrop3.cojavl
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Adware.Zugo.O
14.04.25.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.BrowserDistributionServices.Installer (M)
15.8.30.18

Rising Antivirus
NS:AdWare.Script.VBS.StartPage.g!1579249
23.00.65.15828

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.242

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

File size:
754.4 KB (772,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\amazon browser bar\search_protect.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/1/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", O="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", STREET="2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400", L=Wilmington, S=DE, PostalCode=19808, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00EA928714B8F5B2624A02F3B49A00E677

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2011 3:34:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2oZKe/Jm4W/rCGyH+TwiwfzYg3AG0o0MPsyawXLQZXfX15+6+XjSjjAWLml:2oQyJGDiHnFfnvPDawXqXfXT+dXOjAWO

Entry address:
0x4040

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, B3, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 5F, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, C2, 52, 00, 00, 53, A3, 50, 5B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 32, 00, 00, A3, 00, 5C, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, EC, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 30, 5C...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

The file search_protect.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Amazon 1Button App  by Amazon Services LLC
This is a web browser toolbar (formerly The Amazon Browser Bar) that will set the user's home page and search provider (according to the EULA) to an Amazon search partner portal.
www.amazon.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-164-242-17.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.164.242.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-73-62-116.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.62.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-45-69-177.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.45.69.177:80)

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